Abstract
Chloral hydrate (CH) poisoning is not commonly seen in the emergency department. CH is a commonly prescribed sedative agent for various day care procedures despite its toxic profile even when other safe sedative medications are available. We report a case of CH poisoning that manifested with neurotoxicity followed by cardiotoxicity leading to cardiac arrest. With a high index of suspicion and proper management, our patient was discharged with normal neurological outcome. In this case report, we discuss CH poisoning and toxicity with highlights on specific intervention including β-blockers. CH induced arrhythmias have been reported to be refractory to the standard antiarrhythmic medications and respond well to β-blockers.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.5001/omj.2019.46
- Journal
- Oman Medical Journal
- Publisher
- Oman Medical Specialty Board
- Open access
- Gold open access
Cite this article
APA 7
Shakeer, S. K., Kalapati, B., Al Abri, S. A., & Al-Busaidi, M. (2019). Chloral Hydrate Overdose Survived after Cardiac Arrest with Excellent Response to Intravenous β-blocker. Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2019.46
MLA 9
Shakeer, Shaik Karimulla, et al. "Chloral Hydrate Overdose Survived after Cardiac Arrest with Excellent Response to Intravenous β-blocker." Oman Medical Journal, 2019. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2019.46.
Chicago (author–date)
Shakeer, Shaik Karimulla, Babji Kalapati, Suad Abdullah Al Abri, and Mujahid Al-Busaidi. 2019. "Chloral Hydrate Overdose Survived after Cardiac Arrest with Excellent Response to Intravenous β-blocker." Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2019.46.
Harvard
Shakeer, S. K., Kalapati, B., Al Abri, S. A. and Al-Busaidi, M. (2019) 'Chloral Hydrate Overdose Survived after Cardiac Arrest with Excellent Response to Intravenous β-blocker', Oman Medical Journal. doi:10.5001/omj.2019.46.
Vancouver
Shakeer SK, Kalapati B, Al Abri SA, Al-Busaidi M. Chloral Hydrate Overdose Survived after Cardiac Arrest with Excellent Response to Intravenous β-blocker. Oman Medical Journal. 2019. doi:10.5001/omj.2019.46
IEEE
S. K. Shakeer, B. Kalapati, S. A. Al Abri, and M. Al-Busaidi, "Chloral Hydrate Overdose Survived after Cardiac Arrest with Excellent Response to Intravenous β-blocker," Oman Medical Journal, 2019, doi: 10.5001/omj.2019.46.